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  • Companies selected for £7m offshore wind base

    Companies selected for £7m offshore wind base Jul 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon 0 Image: Shutterstock The preferred bidders for a £7 million offshore wind operations and maintenance (OM) facility have been selected. Three British companies were today announced to build the Galloper Operations Maintenance Base and its associated infrastructure at Harwich International […]

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  • Amec Foster Wheeler to lead £2.9m nuclear research

    Amec Foster Wheeler to lead £2.9m nuclear research Jul 30, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock A project management firm has been appointed by the UK Government to lead a £2.9 million research programme into the next generation of nuclear power. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) awarded the […]

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  • New tool evaluates green impacts of power generation

    New tool evaluates green impacts of power generation Jul 29, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure Generation, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock A new tool from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) aims to help evaluate the environmental impacts of various types of electricity. The organisation says by making comparative assessments of different kinds of generation, the […]

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  • UK renewables firm launches £10m crowd bond

    UK renewables firm launches £10m crowd bond Jul 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock A British renewable energy firm is launching a £10 million crowdfunding bond. Bagnall Energy Limited, which has net assets of £95 million and owns a green portfolio of more than 30 operational projects, is releasing the […]

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  • npower and Allianz partner on boiler maintenance

    npower and Allianz partner on boiler maintenance Jul 28, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Markets Finance 0 Image: npower Allianz Worldwide Partners One of the UK’s largest energy suppliers has partnered with an insurance firm to provide a central heating and boiler service across the UK. Within the joint venture, npower will be responsible for introducing home […]

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  • Capacity Market: BEIS proposes changes to battery storage

    Capacity Market: BEIS proposes changes to battery storage Jul 28, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Policy Legislation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The government is proposing changes to how the generation classes of battery storage are de-rated within the Capacity Market (CM). The Department for Business, Energy Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said the changes is in […]

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  • New process to speed up small-scale energy storage connections

    New process to speed up small-scale energy storage connections Jul 27, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock UK Power Networks (UKPN) has launched a new fast-track application process for connecting small-scale electricity storage projects. The online process, an upgrade from a lengthy paper application form, is expected to help […]

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  • Insurers back climate disclosure for the industry

    Insurers back climate disclosure for the industry Jul 27, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Markets Finance 0 Image: Shutterstock A group of insurance supervisors and regulators have released a joint statement supporting the adoption of a global standard for climate disclosure. They make up the Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF), which has welcomed the recommendations and […]

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  • UK biomass crops ‘could boost low carbon transition’

    UK biomass crops ‘could boost low carbon transition’ Jul 26, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability Environment, Low Carbon 0 Image: Shutterstock UK-grown biomass crops could make a significant contribution to a cost effective, low carbon energy system by 2050. That’s according to a new report from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), which suggests the country will […]

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  • World’s young people ‘could facce $535tn climate bill’

    World’s young people ‘could facce $535tn climate bill’ Jul 26, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Sustainability Environment, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0 Image: Shutterstock The financial burden for young people could total $535 trillion (£410tn) if action to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions is delayed. That’s according to a new study published in Earth System Dynamics, a […]

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